Ex-QPR captain Marc Bircham has been arrested in Florida (Image: Get West London)

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Former QPR captain Marc Bircham has been arrested for aggravated battery.

The 42-year-old was apprehended by police in St Petersburg, Florida, in the early hours of Friday morning.

A report by the Pinellas County Sheriff's Office listed Bircham's bail at $10,000 following the incident, of which details are yet to be confirmed.

It is not yet known whether Bircham was carrying a weapon at the time of the offence.

Aggravated battery with a deadly weapon is a second-degree felony in Florida, and if found guilty can result in a prison sentence of up to 15 years for first time offenders, as well as a fine of $10,000.